Mumia Abu-Jamal tells New York City students they’re on the right side of history by deciding ‘not to be silent and to speak out’In a powerful and rousing live address to students at the City University of New York (CUNY) on Friday night, the incarcerated Black political activist Mumia Abu-Jamal praised the pro-Palestinian movement growing at US colleges...

The De Beers owner is a long-standing jewel in the African' state’s economic crown – it would be a ‘big blow’ to see it sold offThe world’s largest mining company has a problem.Australia’s BHP has set out its intentions to snap up rival miner Anglo American in a multibillion-pound deal which would reshape the global industry. Its proposed £31bn takeover...

Grey skies and persistent rain could be replaced by temperatures as high as 20C in south-east England Chilly April is on its way out with the coming days set to usher in warmer temperatures more akin to spring, according to the Met Office.The lack of sunshine, and the grey skies and persistent rain, have contributed to it feeling unusually cold as April...

Airport staff surprised by arrival of centenarian instead of infant after American Airlines booking system errorsA 101-year-old woman has been regularly mistaken for an infant because an airline’s booking system was unable to compute her date of birth.The woman, named only as Patricia, was born in 1922, but the American Airlines system apparently does...

Pope Francis, 87, met inmates, staff and volunteers at Giudecca jail during first trip outside Rome for monthsThe Pope has met female prisoners in Venice who are stars of the Vatican’s pavilion at the Biennale contemporary art show, and urged the women to rebuild their lives in the first ever papal visit to one of the world’s biggest art gatherings.Pope...

Israel has started to meet commitments it made to Joe Biden on allowing aid into the north of Gaza, says White House national security spokespersonThe Gaza health ministry on Sunday reported at least 66 Palestinians had been killed in the past 24 hours.In central Gaza, Mohammed al-Hattab said he found his one-year-old baby in the rubble after an Israeli...